The book, published by Harvard Education Press, focuses on the ways education policies collide
with everyday classroom practices and how thoughtful, solutions - oriented, and results - driven teachers are reframing debates in education today.
Not exact matches
Interesting article:» «Overloaded and Underprepared» joins an increasing number of voices expressing concern about the future of the stereotypical high school student of today â $ «the one
with the non-stop schedule who is overstressed, anxious,» Anxiety is comorbid
with suicide, and yet PAUSD teachers criminalize anxiety through
everyday worst
practices in the
classroom: excessive homework, test stacking, project stacking, inflexible deadlines, and uncaring response to pleas for relief.
But the journey from academic research to
everyday classroom practice is fraught
with challenges: teachers don't have time to keep up
with current trends and thought leaders, schools can't afford subscriptions to journals, and academic articles are often written in impenetrable language.
Teachers have a tremendous role to play in actually (1) speaking and using the language of math
with students in
everyday classroom experiences; (2) providing multiple experiences for students to learn,
practice, and apply the terminology; (3) helping students understand appropriate word meanings in the context of mathematics, and (4) focusing on the important terms associated
with tested concepts and the vocabulary students need for further learning.
What I love about QR Codes and Augmented Reality are the ways you can use this technology to change an
everyday practice in your
classroom with a simple scan.